MDWARRIOR wrote: Sting and the Ultimate Warrior’s first tag team name was the Freedom Fighers (Sting was Flash Borden and Warrior was Jim Justice). This was noted on Sting’s Moment of Truth DVD. They were actually fired by Jerry Jarrett for being too stiff. Jarrett worked a match with them and realized it, however Sting made mention on his TNA “Return of an ICON” DVD that Jarrett got them both spots in the UWF once he released them so they could still earn a living.

Mid South Wrestling and Universal Wrestling Federation:

November 1985: Jim Hellwig got his start working in Memphis for the Lawler/Jarrett promotions.

Warrior formed the “One Warrior Nation” (oWn -get it?-) by stealing The Disciple from the nWo.

Warrior was again tough to work with and couldn’t agree to a contract and disappeared from WCW Television.

The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior:

May 5, 2003: The Ultimate Warrior is being booked to speak at college campuses about Conservative ideology.

October 26, 2003: The Ultimate Warrior is claiming he will make an announcement on his web site regarding his return to pro wrestling.

October 28, 2003: The Ultimate Warrior says he’ll be working with acclaim on their new “Legends Showdown” video game.

2005: WWE released a DVD without Warrior’s consent OR participation called “The Self-Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior”.

~~~The DVD was a complete burial of the Ultimate Warrior character and Jim “Warrior” Hellwig as a human being.

~~~In instant war of words struck up between Warrior and Vince McMahon mostly confined to their internet websites.

January 18, 2006: Warrior Warrior filed a lawsuit against WWE and Vince and Linda McMahon regarding the content of the DVD.

June 25, 2008 – NWU: The Ultimate Warrior defeated Orlando Jordan to win the NWE Heavyweight title in Spain.

~~~Warrior immediately vacated the title and NWE announced that there would be an upcoming tournament.

World Wrestling Entertainment – 2014:

WWE announced on the January 13, 2014 edition of Monday Night RAW that the Ultimate Warrior will be a member of the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2014. The induction takes place in April during WrestleMania weekend in New Orleans, LA.

April 5, 2014: The Ultimate Warrior was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2014.